Ironing board cover



1967 J. G. ADILETTA ETAL 3,32%,54

IRONING BOARD COVER Original Filed Oct. 29

m w I Y omv E TTO N NEC R EL 5 O mw v a w R H 4/ D E0 E 0 H .JT Y B 8 33,324,584 IRONING BOARD COVER Joseph G. Adiletta, Riverside, andTheodore Descovich, Springdale, Conn, assignors to Pall Corporation,Glen Cove, N.Y., a corporation of New York Original application Oct. 29,1962, Ser. No. 233,572 now Patent No. 3,245,161, dated Apr. 12, 1966.Divided and this application Feb. 21, 1966, Ser. No. 548,816 2 Claims.(Cl. 38-140) This application is a division of US. application Ser. No.233,572 filed on Oct. 29, 1962, now US. Patent No. 3,245,161 issued onApr. 12, 1966.

This invention relates to ironing tables and more speifically toimproved ironing table construction and to covers therefor.

It is a primary object of the invention to provide an ironing table orboard of improved configuration in which a single ironing surfaceincorporates a bifurcated portion upon which sleeves and other tubulargarments or articles may be ironed as well as providing an ironingsurface for general purpose ironing.

It is another object of the invention to provide a novel pad and covercombination including a cover cloth which resists scorching and burningfor an indefinite period of time under normal ironing temperatures and aresilient pad for said cover which is sufficiently resistant to heat toavoid discoloration and loss of resiliency. The combination provided issuch that even after prolonged periods of use under the hottest of.ironing conditions, it does not lose its resiliency nor result inunsightly discoloration from heat scorching.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a novel ironing tablehaving a bifurcated sleeve portion as an integral part of the mainironing surface coupled with a novel means for peripherally securing apad and cover in wrinkle-free relationship on the board.

Additional objects and advantages provided by the invention will becomeapparent from the following description of the invention taken inconjunction with the various figures of the drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ironing table surface constructed inaccordance with the inventive teaching provided with a support structureof conventional arrangement.

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary side view of a pad combination according toinvention which includes a fiberglass mat interposed between the coverand wafile-weave pad.

FIG. 3 is a view taken substantially along line 3-3 of FIG. 1illustrating the various substrates on a metal surface and one method ofsecuring the pad and cover to the ironing surface.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of a metal ironing table surface illustrating amethod of securing wood strips at the underside of the board tofacilitate the attachment of the cover.

FIG. 5 illustrates an alternate means of securing the pad and cover to awood surface.

FIG. 6 illustrates an arrangement in which the space between thebifurcated arms may be filled by a removable insert to provide asubstantially uninterrupted ironing surface.

FIG. 7 is a view taken substantially along line 77 of FIG. 6.

The invention essentially provides an improved structure in the ironingtable art which offers the optimum in utility, service life, andconvenience. It has heretofore been the practice in connection withironing tables to use a separate board to iron tubular articles such assleeves. This has necessitated the need for a separate board. A separateboard is cumbersome; its presence together with various other items,including the main board itself, the iron and the article being ironedresult in congestion in 3,324,584 Patented June 13, 1267 the vicinitywhere ironing is taking place, and frequently is the occasion foraccidents. By combining a pair of relatively narrow ironing surfacesformed integrally with the main ironing surface, a novel and useful andhighly advantageous result is obtained.

The invention contemplates further the provision of a cover and padcombination which provide the optimum in cushioning for the ironingsurface and which effectively resists scorching and burning. In thisrespect, the present invention employs the novel ironing coversdisclosed and claimed in the pending application of J. G. Adiletta et211., SN. 141,433, filed on Sept. 28, 1961, now abandoned. With theironing surface covers disclosed in that application, the presentinvention combines a novel substrate padding to provide a combinationwhich successfully prevents staining or discoloration occasioned by theuse of conventional padding and hereto visible through the coversdisclosed in the above application, S.N. 141,433.

Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawing, an ironing table comprising anironing surface 10 is supported in a conventional manner as bysupporting legs 11. The surface may comprise materials which areordinarily used, e.g. wood, perforated metal or metallic mesh containinga sheet metal periphery, in accordance with the manner in which ironingsurfaces are conventionally constructed.

In the table shown, the ironing table surface 12 of the inventioncomprises a perforated metallic structure having a bifurcated portiondesignated 13 which comprises a minor length of the total ironingsurface and includes a relatively narrow portion 14, a wider portion 15and the main board surface 16. The length 17 of the main board surface16 is of substantially greater length than the bifurcated section.

In the preferred embodiment, a cotton padding 20 of conventional kindsuch as waffle pad is first placed on the ironing table. Upon this firstpad is placed a heat barrier 21 which comprises a heat resistantmaterial such as glass fiber wool. The strata 21 is heat cleaned orprebaked in order to remove ingredients, e.g. resins and otherincorporated material, which upon heating tend to discolor and presentan unsightly appearance and be visible through the surface cover cloth22. The visibility of discolored material through the cover cloth hasheretofore occasionally presented an unsightly appearance even thoughthe cover cloth itself has not been affected. The cover cloth 22comprises the material disclosed and claimed in the aforementionedapplication S.N. 141,433. Preferably, the pad 20, heat barrier 21 andcover 22 are sewed as at 23 into an integral structure as illustrated inFIG. 3, around the periphery of the surface with the depending skirtportion 24 preferably comprising a material more flexible than theironing cover 22. The pad 20, heat barrier 21, and cover cloth 22 aresuitably secured to the ironing surface in a convenient manner as bymeans of continuous molding (not shown) suitably fastened to the tableor as illustrated in FIG. 3 by driving staples 26 (through the coverskirt) int-o wood blocks or strips 25 as shown in FIG. 4 which areattached to the underside of the table 12.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the ironing surface comprises a woodtable 27 containing the pad and cover arrangement described inconjunction with FIGS. 1 and 2. The cover and pad are secured to thesurface by means of a plurality of clips 29 spaced peripherally aroundthe board in a groove 28 formed in the underside of the table top.

Illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7 is a suitable arrangement for removablypositioning an insert 35 in the space between the arms 14 and 15 toafford a substantially uninterrupted surface when the surface is usedfor the ironing of large articles of substantially uniform yardage, e.g.

sheets or drapes. In such cases, the entire length of the board may beemployed and the ironed portion may be uniformly draped after ironingbehind the board or as shown in FIG. 11 into the opened receptacleformed by the cover. Any suitable'device may be used to store and securethe insert 35. As shown, the insert 35 may be held at one end 37 with aspring 36 of relatively light Run #1 Run #2 Run #3 Run #4 Run #5 Run #6Comb. Temp. Comb. Temp. Comb. Temp. Comb. Temp. Comb. Temp. Comb Temp.

Cotton waffle-weave 340 360 330 265 245 247 Barrier None Steel 395 Steel395 310 305 308 screen. wool Resin coated glass 440 440 450 450 450 450cover.

1 Darkly scorched within 5 min.

2 Unscorched even after 30 min.

-Fiber glass pad (untreated).

' 4 Fiber glass (prebaked).

V tension. The spring is attached at the other end to the 1 board at 38.The strap 39 may beemployed to aid in holding the insert 35 in itsretracted position. When the insert is used to form an extension of theironing surface, it is only necessary to pull it in the direction of thearrow against the force of spring 36 to a position slightly beyond thepoint where it is held in abutting position in the space between arms 14and 15. The tapered edges of the padded and covered insert 35 conjointlywith the edges of the bifurcated structure comprising arms 14 and 15 andspring 36 provide suitable retention for the insert 35.

An additional feature of the invention comprises the hovel ironing coverand pad combination. This is preferably combined into an integralstructure as shown in FIG. 2. An essential feature of the novelcover-pad combination lies in the heat barrier.

The following table illustrates the significantly lower Cover in Run #6comprises woven glass fabric as prepared in accord. ance with Example 1oi U.S. patent application S.N. 141,433, i.e. poly tetrafiuoroethyleneresin on glass woven fabric.

Norm-Generally scorching of cotton waflie-weave is noticeable attemperatures in the range of about 300-325 after about 5 minutesduration.

Various additional modifications may be made in the details described inconnection with the description of the invention without departing fromthe scope of the invenessentially a cotton wafiie weave cushion padbase, an

outer cover of a woven glass fabric impregnated with a resin selectedfrom the group consisting of a fluorocarbon resin and silicone rubberand a heat barrier comprising a glass fiber mat interposed between saidpad and said cover.

2. The cover of claim 1 wherein said cover, pad and heat barrier aresewed to form an integral structure.

No references cited.

0 PATRICK n. LAWSON, Primary Examiner.

1. AN IRONING COVER AND PAD COMBINATION COMPRISING ESSENTIALLY A COTTONWAFFLE WEAVE CUSHION PAD BASE, AN OUTER COVER OF A WOVEN GLASS FABRICIMPREGNATED WITH A RESIN SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AFLUOROCARBON RESIN AND SILICONE RUBBER AND A HEAT BARRIER COMPRISING OFGLASS FIBER MAT INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID PAD AND SAID COVER.